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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 157 of 200

Q157
ReasoningAlphabet, Letter Series & Word Formation
Arrange the following words according to dictionary arrangement: (i) Epitaxy (ii) Episode (iii) Epigene (iv) Epitome (v) Epilogue
  1. a.(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v)
  2. b.(iii), (ii), (v), (iv), (i)
  3. c.(iii), (v), (ii), (i), (iv)
  4. d.(v), (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)

Answer: (C) (iii), (v), (ii), (i), (iv)

Comparing the letters after "Epi-": Epigene (g) comes first, then Epilogue (l), then Episode (s), and finally Epitaxy and Epitome (both starting "epit-"), where comparing the 5th letter "a" (Epitaxy) precedes "o" (Epitome). This gives the order: Epigene, Epilogue, Episode, Epitaxy, Epitome — i.e., (iii), (v), (ii), (i), (iv).